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Olympics fever is not over yet, as the Paris 2024 Paralympics are just around the corner. The Paralympic Games will showcase more than 4,400 Paralympic athletes competing in 22 sports for 549 medal events. Events include para archery, para athletics, para badminton, blind football, boccia, para canoe, para cycling, para equestrian, goalball, para judo, para powerlifting, para rowing, shooting para sport, sitting volleyball, para swimming, para table tennis, para taekwondo, para triathlon, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis.

How to watch the Paris 2024 Paralympics in the U.S., including Opening Ceremony, channel and timings

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The Paralympics kick off in Paris on Wednesday and run through Sept. 8. Thousands of athletes from a record number of countries will compete across 22 sports. Here's what to know and how to watch.

Paralympics 2024: When, who and how to watch the Paris games

Paris, August 27, 2024 – Wheelchair basketball athlete Patrick Anderson (Fergus, Ont.) and Para swimmer Katarina Roxon (Kippens, Nfld.), two Paralympic champions with accomplished and storied careers, will carry the flag for Canada at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony, the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced Tuesday. Anderson, one...

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The next installment of this summer’s hotly anticipated international sports competition is here. A couple weeks since the Olympic Games concluded, the Summer Paralympic Games will take over in Paris on Wednesday, Aug. 28, and will run through Sunday, Sept. 8. The 11-day competition, which marks the first time the Summer Paralympics have been held in France, will feature 4,400 athletes with physical or cognitive disabilities from 128 different countries across 22 sports.

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The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games run from August 28 to September 8, and for the second Games in a row following Tokyo, sailing will not be featured. Explore below for a history on Paralympic sailing, why it was removed, and what we can do to help get it reinstated for Brisbane 2032.

Why Sailing will not be included in the Paralympics

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A U.S. swimmer has reclaimed her love for the water and is going for gold in Paris when the Paralympics kick off this week — just over a year after she lost her leg in a shark attack."I love comeback stories," 24-year-old Ali Truwit said. "I've definitely relied on other people's comeback stories to help me hold on to what feels like a bold and unrealistic hope — of fighting off a shark and surviving and losing a limb and making the Paralympics all in a year."The Connecticut native and a friend were snorkeling off Turks and Caicos on May 24, 2023...

Swimmer goes for gold at Paralympics after losing leg in shark attack

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Paris' iconic Champs-Élysées will play host to the Parade of Nations for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Wednesday evening. 24 swimmers will carry their flags in the opening ceremony at the 2024 Paralympic Games. Like the Olympics, the Paralympics now allow each country to name one male...

24 Swimmers Will Carry Flags in the Paralympic Opening Ceremony

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According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

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The 2024 Paris Olympics was a memory that will last a lifetime for USA gymnastics star Simone Biles. Many fans wondered how the 27-year-old from Spring, Texas would fare following the 2020 Tokyo Games, where Biles had to withdraw due to the twisties, which is when a gymnast loses their sense of ...

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Bob Platt's coaching peers remember him as a tireless advocate for coaches from underrepresented communities in sports. Bob Platt, the head director of operations and National Group Assistant at the Scottsdale Aquatic Club in Scottsdale, Arizona has died. He was 58. One colleague of Platt’s tells SwimSwam that he died...

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Aside from all the slow pool allegations, the Paris Games saw a slate of amazingly close races. On several occasions, the difference between gold and silver, silver and bronze, or being on/off the podium was down to hundredths of a second. Years of hard work culminating in falling short by the smallest fractions imaginable.

A Meet of Inches: Team USA On Wrong End of Several Close Finishes In Paris

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Returning to her home state of Arizona, Kylie Ney, who swam two seasons at CSU Bakersfield, will bring her distance free ability to a strong NAU program. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lifelong dream that is pursued with dedication and determination. Fitter and Faster is proud to honor these athletes and those who supported them on their journey.

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It has been a banner last few months for Ilona Maher. First, the 28-year-old star helped the United States women's rugby sevens win a historic bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Now, Maher is gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated's iconic Swimsuit Issue. Maher is featured on the cover of ...

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The Paralympic Games are taking over Paris for the next two weeks with 549 events in 22 sports over the next 12 days — here's everything you need to know to enjoy the action

Paralympics 2024: 22 sports, dates, nations and athletes taking part in Paris

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10 Female Swimmers To Watch At The 2024 Paralympics

LCM (50 meters) There are only three days to go until La Défense Arena is filled with noise again, as Paralympic swimming gets underway on August...

10 Female Swimmers To Watch At The 2024 Paralympics

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